The week's free music Friday is actually two tracks that I can hear stitched together to make a great long climb. Have I ever mentioned that I love longs climbs in my classes? Cycling to me is all about endurance and that means enduring the effort until you get to the top/end/finish/summit/puke point.
The band is Phantom Kicks and they just released these two new tracks:
Cut From A Different Clay (Feat. Cameron Spies) – 72 RPM. I would use this first to get the gearing correct and HR solidly in the middle of Zone 3 / 95% of Threshold Phantom Kicks “Cut From A Different Clay” (mp3) from “Tectonics EP” (Glass Box Records)
Eyes Familiar – 78 RPM. Transition to a faster, yet manageable, cadence. If your student are doing it right this additional leg speed should have them up near threshold for the remainder of this climb. Phantom Kicks “Eyes Familiar” (mp3) from “Tectonics EP” (Glass Box Records)
Based in San Francisco, Phantom Kicks took its roots from disbanded local indie favorites Raised By Robots, incubating their first group of songs in practice spaces, lofts, bedrooms and the occasional live show, as ideas were traded on hard drives and in sketches before the band’s lineup solidified. Tanner Pikop and Phil Pristia share guitar and vocal duties, with additional keyboard work from Pikop, and Mike Rieger on drums.
So fire up MixMeister and see what kind of climb you can create with these two free tracks. Cut From A Different Clay has a bit of crashing drums at the end that you may want to remove when you are mixing these together. UPDATE: I've done this for you. Here is the mix 6:48 long – Right Click > Save File As. I over lapped the beat matching more than normal so now at 3:08 it transitions from 72 RPM to 78 RPM – enjoy 🙂
Amy had already submitted this Friday Favorite before we got our deal to provide you with a FREE track every Friday. I hated to see it go to waste so I thought why not a Hers and Mine this week?
From her: You probably have deducted by now that I like to include entire CD’s for my Friday Favorites, and this FF is no exception. Of course our class members like recognizable tunes, but mine have told me they enjoy hearing the “B” side songs from the bands as well. This Canadian band started playing together in high school and released the Them vs. You vs. Me CD in 2007. The hit single “Paralyzer” will be recognized by most and makes for a great climb at 60 bpm. See the “Paralyzer” video by the band Finger Eleven here:
“Talking to the Walls” (80 bpm), “Gather & Give”(84 bpm), “I’ll Keep Your Memory Vague”(88bpm), “Falling On” (90bpm), “Lost My Way”(90bpm), and “Them vs. You vs. Me”(100bpm) all make for great flat road work. Two very interesting songs to use at 6/8 tempo are: “Change the World”, and “Window Song”. One of these days I'll have to tell you how I use 6/8 tempo music (commonly known as a waltz) to teach the rhythmically challenged in my class ride to the tempo of the song. Have a fabulous week everyone!
And now for something FREE from me 🙂
Am I the only one who's taste in music tends to ebb and flow with the seasons? One minute I'm digging out my old 70's favorites when I have something very intense planned, then endurance season comes around and I find I like to use interesting electronic music for the long steady efforts I have everyone suffering through.
I found this track from a band called Moleman and it fits right into a steady Zone 3 climb. 86 RPM and I can already here myself describing how the road starts upward at the 1:00 mark. Get their cadence locked in and then add the load (friction bikes) or start-em slow with a big gear and accelerate to 86 RPM (magnetic resistance bikes)
Click the orange square for your free download. The buy links are for purchasing additional tracks from this artist Moleman “Escapism” (mp3)
from “Moleman EP” (Velcro City Records)
I did it! My application to the IODA Promonet promotional music distribution network was accepted and now we can provide you with Free Music Downloads every Friday!
This week it's all about the drums with a powerful track from Cult of Youth. If you are looking for a track to take your class (if they're ready for it) to 124 RPM like Tom Scotto shows in the Cadence Builder video, this may be the one you are looking for. It will also work well as a steady climb at 62 RPM.
To download the song click the orange square or “Right Click” and select “Save Link As” to decide where on your computer it saves. If your settings in iTunes are correct, click the song link after its downloaded and it should open and be saved in your iTunes library.
Do you have a specific computer related question? Please let me know and I will try to answer it for you. If you are having a problem, rest assured that you are not alone and I'm here to help 🙂
Chase the winter blues away with incredible heart pumping funk and reggae mixes courtesy of the Fort Knox Five, a world renowned party band from Washington, DC. The boys in Fort Knox Five graciously donated music for the Spinning® program at Half Moon Resort in Jamaica and are now offering ICI members a FREE Friday Download!
With the release of over 20 acclaimed remixes to their credit, including monster hits on albums by Bob Marley, Afrika Bambaattaa, Louis Armstrong, Ursula 1000, and Krafty Kuts, Fort Knox Five keeps the vibe centered on the city they love, Washington, DC. Home to pioneering artists like Marvin Gaye and Chuck Brown, they draw upon their city’s rich musical heritage of funk and soul.
Amy was having this trouble when she was trying to download music into iTunes on her PC. She would click Open with iTunes and the song would play but it was missing when she tried to find it at a later date. If you have this trouble here's how to fix it. John
When you click a download link, PC users are typically offered two options (depends on your Internet Browser and settings)
If you choose Open with iTunes and find that the track isn't there the next time you look for it, you need to make this change to your settings in iTunes. Go to Edit > Preferences > Advanced Tab
If this box is not checked the song will play, but not be saved, in your iTunes library.
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